Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

The seat of the Mantua bishop holds many secrets within its walls.

Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.

This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

A statue that would be at home in Rome can instead be found in the heart of Norway's oldest city.

In Lago Superiore, the largest expanse of lotus flowers outside of Asia is hard to miss.

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

An abandoned cable car station located on the Danube stands like a haunted house above the river.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

Hidden in this modern shopping center is a relic of 16th-century capital punishment.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

A historic castle that served as a backdrop to part of an elaborate extraterrestrial hoax.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

This museum is dedicated to one of Russia's greatest explorers.

A little-known caravanserai hidden among farmhouses in the Turkish countryside.

Recreations of a Norse longhouse and boat on Shetland's northernmost inhabited island.